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CMS dry run of outpatient colonoscopy quality measure scheduled for July

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will conduct in July a “dry run” of a new outpatient colonoscopy measure for the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center qual

Hospital leaders urge Congress to adequately fund graduate medical education

Hospital leaders today briefed congressional staff on the important role that Medicare’s support for graduate medical education (GME) plays in helping teaching hospitals train the next genera

House holds hearing on AHA-supported bill to standardize merger review process

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law today held a hearing on the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act, AHA-suppor

AHA raises concerns over proposed inpatient rule for FY 2016

The AHA supports a number of provisions in the inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year 2016, but is concerned about the rule’s cuts to disproportionate share

AHA comments on CMS's site-neutral LTCH PPS proposal

The AHA today expressed serious concern with certain aspects of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal for implementing a site-neutral payment component to the Long-Term C

MACPAC report examines Medicaid's role in providing behavioral health services

One in five Medicaid beneficiaries had a behavioral health condition in 2011, and these individuals accounted for almost half of total Medicaid expenditures, according to a

Agencies issue final rule for health plan benefit summaries

The Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services late Friday issued a final r

ASPR launches emergency preparedness resource for health care, public health

The Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today launched an online res

Hospital prices rise 0.1% in May

Overall hospital prices increased 0.1% in May and were 0.7% higher than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.